St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-07


the Hotel Brunswick, and came over
especially to visit Lord DalhOusie'S
brother, Hon. Charles Maule-Ramsey,
who married the granddaughter OF
Commodore Garrison, Miss EStelle Gar
rison. Mr.. Ramsey is extensively en-
gagged in wheat farming in Minnesota,
where he has several thousand acres
of land. He met his brother and
sister-in-law here and escorted
them about the city for week. Lord
Dalhousie was especially interested III
the various educational institutions OF
the city. After remaining here for
week Lord and Lady DalhOusie accom-
panied Mr.. Ramsey TO Stephen, Mimi.
where they spent two weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Ramsey. They also spent
few days pleasantly in Chicago. They
returned here two weeks ago Friday
and sailed Saturday thereafter fOr
Havre by the French line. Lord Dial
housie was i'll i'll health when he arrived
here and was accompanied by his prl-
Vate physician, DR.. Fagg. While on his
brothers farm he OvereXerted himself
in hunting and fishing, and he was not
in as good health when he started for
Havre as when he arrived
here. Lady DaihOusie was anX-
ious TO get back TO her chill
WHICH, lllNlA opCNNA
departure after arriving here. She was
herself indispOsed when the steamer
sailed. Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsay have re-
manned here since Lord and Lady Dali
hOusie sailed until Friday, when MI.
Ramsay started OIL an excursion over
the nearly completed line of the st.
Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba railroad
as the guest of President Hill, of that
company. Mrs. Ramsey is at 61S Fifth
avenue, where she received private dis
patches yesterday confirming the news.
Mr.. Ramsay has been reached by tele
graph and is on his way back here to
take the first steamer for Europe. Rt.
Hon. John William Maule Ramsay, X.
T., the thirteenth Earl of DalhOuSie in
the peerage of Scotland and the
second Baron Ramsay in the peer
age of the United Kingdom, was
born in 1S41 and educated at
Ballot college. Oxford. At the age of
fourteen he entered the navy, was made
a lieutenant in 1861, and promoted to
the rank of commander in 1874. For
four years he served on board the
Galatea under his royal highneSS, the
Duke of Edinburgh, with whom he also
served as eQuerry. He afterward
studied at Oxford, and then returning
to his profession. he was appointed to
the Britannia. He was known in the
service to be good sailor and an eX-
ceptiOnally good officer. Though a
"swell,' he owed the rapidity of his rise
in the navy to the distinguished man
ner in which he passed his exam
nations for lieutenant, and he was
one of the small band who won 1.-The
Beaufort" He was strong advocate
of local option, and very earnest in his
desire to rectify the grievances of the
Irish people. He stood for parliament
as Liberal in 1879, being materially
aided in his canvass by Lady DalhOuSie,
who became a favOrite with the cleo
tors. On one occasion, at a great pOliti-
cal gathering in Liverpool, when Lord
Ramsay had finished his speech, the
chairman called upon Lady Ramsay in
the names of the wives who were pres
ent with their husbands and those who
were there alone, to say few kind
words for her own husband. The fair
politician, blushing deeply. rose amid
universal cheering. but was, unhappily.
not able to utter a word. When she re
Sumed her seat, after few words from
her husband in her behalf. the
chairman patted her on the shoulder to
encourage her and said: do try TO say
a few words" but she could not muster
strength to do it. The contest al Liver
pool resulted IN Lord RalnSaYS defeat
by small majority, and the expenses
of this unsuccessful canvass amounted
to over Sc, 000,nOt l cent OF which would
his Conservative father pay. He was
elected from Liverpool in 1880. He re
manned but short time, however, in
the house of commons. for, his father
dying the same year. he entered the
house of lords as the Earl of DalhOuSie
In 1881 he received the order of the
Thistle from the queen, and in 1886 was
appointed by Mr.. Gladstone as secretary
of state for Scotland in place of Sir
George Trevelyon. While he was on
the Britannia Lord DalhouSie married a
daughter of the Earl of Tankerville. by
whom he had three children. Lord
DalhOuSie was in his younger days a
dashing sailor. and when circumstances
changed his career he showed himself
to be possessed of great political wis
dom and sagacity. He went around the
world twice and three times to Austria
liza, three times TO New Zealand. and
once to India, China and Japan. He
came fairly by his love for the sea. for
his father rose TO the rank of an adj
miral by his abilities, and before sue
ceeding to his title was universally